My experience working with students is varied because I am a substitute teacher and I am also a current student. I got my Associates degree in Early Childhood Education at Miami Dade College. I am currently working on my Bachelor's degree in Applied Linguistics at Ashford University. I tutor English and Literature, they have always been my favorite subjects. I was a volunteer for Laubach Literacy and I am an advocate for reading. My mentors in education are Maria Montessori, John Dewey, and Margaret Mead. I admire their innovative techniques and the changes they made to education. I like to discover a students learning style and work with them in a way that makes them most comfortable, engaged, and motivated. Outside of academia I am interested in travel, the arts, and I am a voracious reader. I have traveled extensively and enjoy working with people from other places. I have been a volunteer, primarily working with children, and been advocating for them for decades. I spent the majority of time in shelters and as a Guardian Ad Litem. I live a healthy life which includes a focus on nutrition, daily exercise, Qigong and daily meditation. These keep my life balanced while I maintain an active life. I have embraced the TED talk by Rita Pierson. I tell students what they did right, not what they did wrong.

My favorites things in life are traveling and reading.